(Times of Israel) Melanie Lidman - Israel Water Authority spokesman Uri Schor announced on Monday that the Sea of Galilee is at dangerously low levels and is expected to reach "the lowest level ever recorded" as Israel experiences one of the worst droughts in 100 years. Last year, northern Israel received just 10% of the average winter rainfall. Thanks to five desalination plants along the Mediterranean coast, Israel stopped pumping water from the Sea of Galilee two years ago.
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